State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Colorado vs Louisiana
Operations Research Analysts in Colorado earn a median of $129,880. In Louisiana, $63,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 75.8% — not 105.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+105.5%
Colorado vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+75.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $129,880
- p25
- $102,710
- p75
- $160,220
- p10
- $79,570
- p90
- $182,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -64%
Louisiana
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $63,210
- p25
- $56,150
- p75
- $76,680
- p10
- $49,940
- p90
- $111,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -17%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.